Belt buckle



Patented July 3, 1923.

.UNITED STATES ATEN T i 'HARE: L. Tooke', OF. TAUNTON, AssAoHUsETTs AssIGNoR To "TAUNTONLPEARL/ I *'WQBKS, 11100320341 31 or TA NTON; M ssAqH sErTs, IA i conronA'rIoNpr i MAINE.

` 'Application filed February of Massachusetts, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements' in Belt Bnekles, of which the following is a' spe'cificatioii This invention relates to new and useful mprovements 'in the Construction 7 of belt butkls, and the objectofthis invention is to provide a buokle of thischaracter in which one' end of a' belt is secured to one member p of the buckle and the opposteend is Secured to another member of the buckle and the two buokle members jare'adapted to be 'detachably connected togetherso that the belt' may be removed withont interferingdwith its' adjusted length.

With theseand other objects in View, the invention consistsof certain novel features of Construction, as willbe moreifullys de scribed, and particularly pointed ont in the appended claims. p V

v In the accompanying drawing s, v

Fi re lis a front View of 'my improved buc e showing the `opposite`ends of the belt as being ecured' to different members thereof; V I,

. Figure 2 isfa rear view of my improved bnokle showing the'back plate as' provided with openings to receive 'the'locking studs in' the' removable or detachable member which letter 'isindioated' in dotted lnes in its first H Z position upon being applied'to theback plate and before being rotated into working position." p p Figure 3 is an end view showing the elamp,

Secured in the 'b ckle body. i i re 4: isarear View sectioned to show the e ge fianges of the front andbaok memp bers'as' being one within the other and se- 'by which one end of the belt maybe adjust a 1 y cured' together;

Fgure 5 is a perspectve view showing the back plate removed from the front plazte member. 4 V

Figure isa perspective Viewjshowing the detachable member onthe face' of which' is carried 'the pivot pingand. the two looking' studs whichare 'adapted to enter the open-' in s in the back plate of the body. y %figure 7 is a detail viewof the clampin member.

y thepurpose of clamping1 4 ith referenceto the drawings 10 designatesthe' body portion of my improved f BELT BUCKLE.

1, 1922. Serial No. 533,294.

tensions which are folded inwardly to form" ar; pivot ears 12 in which' a clampingmember 0 13 is pivoted 'on 'its trunnions 14 'and is for.,

` and 4 adj is'teJoly se e belt tothef body curng one end 15 of t portion. u o

The back platemember 16 ofthisbnckl e is also preferably providedwit'h side flanges" 17 which are adapted to`fit c1os"e1y`inside of", the flanges ll ofjthefro'nt plate and atonel "end these flanges 17 are provided' fwith short extensions 18 adaptedto fit nnd'r 'the' intu'rned pivot tears 12 "and the" flangesfat;

theoppo siteendsof this member are'notohed as at 19 whichnotehes are engaged byin turned ton'g'ues 20 thereby firmly looking and '1 i seouring the baokplate to the front' plate' through the looking of their jrespeotivef flangejs 11' 'and 17 together, e

with slots'orjopenngs 21,' eachcnt onjthe t i arc of la circle', 'one 'end jof eachslot being enlargedias at 22.'toreceive the head of the i 'lockin stids while the opposite endsjofl these s ots are offset 'laterallyas at prof vdmg recesses into which the ne'cks 'of these' f fromthe body! ofthe buckle withontdestroying the adjustably CIampedend'of the'be'lt', I have provided sucha memberrpreferably in the formfof a plete 25, oneend'of 'which 'formed on opposte sidesof the pivotal open:: J

'member or one which may." bee'asly removed is enlarg'ed as at 26 and is *cut 'away .as at 27 providing a bail inwhiohthe opposite end i ;28 of the beltfm yi be permanently Secured; 'and to 'the inner face of this detaha'b le member I have Secured 'a' rpivot 29 "whioh is adapted to enter the central 'pivot ope' ing 24: in the back plate,and I have also' provided aypar of looking studs 30, e

ing' anenlarged heafd' which' is adaptedto enter the enlarged opening-S 22 at the enter-v ing ends ofthe Slots whereby 'this plateafte j having 7 been positioned, I ,as llustrat'ed'` ;by dotted linesin Figu're2, onthe back plateof the bucklelmembe'r, may berotated onits' v v pivot pin'and swung downinto alinement' is permitted 3 bythe' elon'gated central pivot studs will be moved laterally or toward the end of the b-ack plate to engage the offset o nmgso 'in the Slots '21,` which movement opening, and when these studs are in this adjusted position the buckle parts cannotbe* accidentally disconnectedso long? as `there is 'tension pon the belt."

parts' it is only!? necessary to press' thedetachablemember and 'the buckle 'body endways towards 'eachother 'which releases the studs from'these recesses 23, when by `ro'-` tating' or liftingthe bail end ofth'e mem-' ber the studs will (be rotatedin to position to be readily removed through the enlarged' openings '22. V

It will be seen by this Construction that the weightof the front portion of'the belt which causes the buckle and belt *ends to sag, automatically serves to hold the buckle parts e in locked position even thougl the belt were very loose laboutthe body of the wearer;

' It [is fundin practice in swinging' the top`plateba'ck into release positi'on,' as shown t in 'dotted lines in Figure thatoftentimes the heads of`the studs 30 will catch under the adjacent 'edges of the plate thus' prevent" ingthe free removability of member' 25 from the' body of the buckle. To obviate this, difiiculty I have bent down a portion' of the stock around the outer edgeof 'these openings forming; downwardly extending fianges, 31' against which the head portions of the stu'cls engage and whichserve to' guide the studs out'fthrough the' openings as the" e vplate'is removed from the body of the buckle; y v v i My improved'buckle is very simple and practicalin Constructionand by its use the parte" may be readily' disconnected from each other 'to release the belt' without disturb'ing .its adjusted length and the parts of the buckle may be readilyconnected together by simply placing the detachable -member upon the back ;plate of the buckle and rotating the same about 3`0.' v e y The.` foregoingfi description is directed solely'. towards the Construction illustrated,

but .I desire .it to` ,be understood that' I :re serve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changesto which the device is suscep'tibl the invention being defined and limitedonly bythe terms of 'the appended claims'. k

I claim A belt vbuckle comprising a body mem-` ber` having spaced apart front and .back

plates,means for securing one end of the belt-between; said plates; said backplates beingprovided v with a .laterally-extending look stud receiving opening enlarged at :its

outer endand eXtend-ing longitiidinally of the-buckle: at its inner end, ar ,detachable member ,to which the opposite end o f the belt is adapted to be Secured, said member having a looking stud adapted to engage 2.2 A belt buckle comprising a body member having spaced apart front and back A j plates,' means' frsecring one end of the When it is desred to idisconnect the buckle belt between said` plates, said back plate beij` ing provided with. loclstud receivingl open-a ings a detachable member to -whichthe op posite end of the belt is adapted to be s'e- 4 cured said member having a pivot" pin and a looking s tud with an enlargejd"`h`ead adapt ed to engage the openings in said backpate and be moved to locked positionlthefein by* a relative rotary motion and" prevented from m v ng from locked position by ten# sion on the beltp'art i 3. A belt b'uckle comprising abody mem -1. ber having spaced apart frontgand back.

plates means forsecuring. oneend [of ab'el't between sa d 'plates`, said back plate being provided with a central ;pivot fholeand a; i

pair ofoppositely jdisposed arc-shaped.

- openings, and a detachable member to which] the opposite end of the belt is adaptecl tobe Secured having a pivot pin 'and a pai'r of,

?secure said member to. saidbodye.

4:. A belt buckle comprising'a body ber 'having-a front member spaced froni aj back plate, means for adjustably ur ng;

pivot hole and a pair .of oppositely-disposed one' end of a beltbetween'said membercand plate; and a detachable plate to which.. the opposite'end 'of the belt is adapted to bese cured, one ofsaid 'plates having a gcentral"'n arc-shaped openings. and the other havinga pivot-pin and a pairfof lockingfstuds vwith enlargements adaptedto'enter the openings in the other plate, said plate's being adapt`--.

ed to receive a relative circnlar movement to releasablylock them together. l

5. A beltbuckle comprising` a. hollow body 'having a; front plate and a backengagin'g member, means insaid body for adjustably securng one end of a beltbetween s aid-mem; l ber andplate, a detachable memberto which I the opposite end ofthe belt is connctedf-a' lock stud in one of said members and'acom f i ipleinental slot in the other of said mem ers adapted to receive said stu d wherebylwhen be rmly locked together a' relative .ro tary motion of said members, and means the studs positioned in its slot the twomay for guiding said' studfrom en-gagingi dsition. L

e GJA belt buckle comprising a hollow body.

;having a' front member with side; fiaiiges, ;a

separate back plate connected to saidflanges 1 9 1,46058& V

means in said body for adjutablyseeuring ceve said .stu Whereby When the stu` is one end of a belt between sad member and positoned in 'its slot the two plates may beplate, a detachable plate to which the opfirmly 1ocked together by" a relatverotary 1 I' oosite end of the belt is connected, a lock andendwa'ysmoton of saidplates.

5 stud' in one ofsaid plates, and a cdmple- I In testmonywhereof I aflxmy sgamental key hole slot ofl'set at its smaller end ture. g v in the other of said plates 'adapted to re- 1 HABRY L. TOOKER; 

